Month by month rundown of 2005

[mattp]

Here follow links to selected entries from my journal over the past year.

I forgot to do this one last year too. Compared to 2003's entry, it will be a bit sparse because I didn't make so many entries in 2005. And those that I did make were generally work-related. Feel free to skip over.


January:
I Started flying lessons.

February:
I featured in a TV documentary and also had a bit of a mope.

March:
I had some work wibbles, but soon got over it. Met a few new people via LJ (rather than meeting the f2f first and then friending them)and also had a personal first (intentionally vague)

April:
My sleuthing skills once again proved useful. I unintentionally cause quite a stir in a discussion on politics.. Finished the Alpha version of my LJ2NNTP reader


May:
I went through a period of actually enjoying my work. Noticed that I'd started to go grey.. UA Meet XIII.

June:
Work took me to London and Newcastle - I got to meet up with sheeshkebab, having not seen him for maybe 2 years? Time flies so quickly. I remember that summer so well. Went to a carnival/festival thingy in Manchester.. Hmm. Reading that month I notice that I went from Aberdeen to Southampton on adjacent days. I don't know how I put up with it.

July:
Made my first (constructive) efforts to sort out my gripes with my employer. Got stuck in Edinburgh due to G8 fuckwittery. Joint birthday party with jenbird Got wound up by mayonaise

August:
Had a lucky escape on the motorway. Had a fabulous BiCon. Once again had it re-affirmed that it really is a small world.

September:
Made the decision to quit my job and actually did so. Remarked on pleasure from the small things in life.

October:
Talked about soppy films.
Went to a lecture at the Royal Institution. Worked my last day.

November:
Went to Whitby.
Got annoyed by tesco online grocery shopping. Went to a pub quiz on 5 consecutive nights.
Had an embarrasing dream. More small world syndrome. Looked for places to live in London.

December:
Got a job
Had an excellent BiFest - such a lovely end to my time in Manchester.. Moved to London.
Got wound up by stupid legislation.

Have a great New Year, whatever you're doing. I'm off to http://www.livejournal.com/users/ciphergoth/250435.html, after catching up with Mike and John(WINOLJ).

Comments

[barakta]

Happy 2006.

[http://users.livejournal.com/trebor_/]

I like your summary of your year with links to previous posts. It's often revealing to look back over the entire year and review what's happened (I'm doing exactly the same thing off-LJ) - certainly for the first half of the year. For example, up to March 2005 we had a regular Thursday night at The Squirrel - how distant that seems now!

[mattp.livejournal.com]

how distant that seems now!
It does indeed. I've not been since then. I ought to pop along at some stage, but it's a fair trek now.

[http://users.livejournal.com/trebor_/]

It was shut down - without notice - as a result of a health and safety audit :-(

[mattp.livejournal.com]

The whole MUGCS? What twats. I'll bet Brenda was none too impressed. That lot drank like fish. Do they meet anywhere else, even unofficially?

[http://users.livejournal.com/trebor_/]

> The whole MUGCS? What twats. I'll bet Brenda was none too impressed. That lot drank like fish

TBH They probably got better takings on the nights when the put football matches on the big screen

> Do they meet anywhere else, even unofficially?

I don't know, but I am on a mission to track down some of the regulars

[mattp.livejournal.com]

On google videos I've seen a group calling themselves "Manchester Spinners". I didn't recognise any of the faces, but it's possible they'll know some of the same people.